F.I.S.H. donates $1,800 to Pine Island Elementary for field trips
F.I.S.H. president Dianne Higgins presented a check for $1,800 to Pine Island Elementary School Principal Rob Mazzoli last week with the pledge, “If the need arises, please call us.”
“Raising this money is a part of our outreach program, the Basket Brigade,” Higgins said. “Because it’s all about the children. The Basket Brigade provides assistance for back-to-school clothes and these types of programs.”
“Field trips can be expensive,” Mazzoli said. “And transportation is always the most expensive part, so this will be very beneficial.”
This year the PIE fifth grade class went to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium where the children saw how they rescue, rehabilitate and release sick and injured marine mammals. The fourth grade class went on several trips locally to the Ford and Edison Museum and Myakka State Park. Second graders went to the Broadway Palm for dinner and to see a play. The kindergarteners went to Shell Factory.
“We try to offer a mix of field trips,” Mazzoli said. “Field trips offer a great experience outside the school environment and some of our children don’t leave the island very often.”
“What better thing to do than to give back to our island and these children,” Higgins said. “If something comes up where you need additional funds, please let us know.”
Contact F.I.S.H. at PO Box 357, Matlacha, FL 33993; phone 239-283-4442; e-mail info@pineislandfish.org or visit www.PineIslandFish.org